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    Is post-career brain damage a fair trade for NFL gold and glory? What the players think might surprise you.
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    It reported that retired former football players are 19 times more likely to suffer from dementia-related illnesses later in life than the general population at large. "Thom Mayer is actually the head of that group. He is the union doctor ... He's working closely with Sean Morey to put together a committee to look at head trauma and things like that. They're aware of the Michigan study." Currently, NFL players take a baseline test. Full Article at Nashville Scene
    Thom Mayer is actually the head of that group. He is the union doctor ... He's working closely with Sean Morey to put together a committee to look at head trauma and things like that. They're aware of the Michigan study.
    Kevin Mawae – Kevin Mawae SOURCE: Nashville Scene 1 month ago
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Is post-career brain damage a fair trade for NFL gold and glory? What the players think might surprise you.
  1. I'm going to be honest with you—it's not even an option ... Nobody thinks about it. You just go compete. It's what you know since you could walk, and that's all you know, just compete. It's not even in the back of my mind. I don't even give it a second thought. You hear it. It could come on TV right bef...
    Nick Harper – Nick Harper SOURCE: Nashville Scene 1 month ago
  2. If a guy is in a concussion situation he has to understand, that it's more than just football ... I think as a player, we want to make sure that guys are getting the full information. Sometimes I wish it was not even the team doctor's call. I wish it was somebody that doesn't have a damn thing to do wit...
    Alge Crumpler – Alge Crumpler SOURCE: Nashville Scene 1 month ago
  3. Everybody's an individual ... Everybody's priorities are different, but the things that this game has allowed me to accomplish both on the field and off the field, such as financially for my family, and not just my children, but the next generation, for me that's a great reward. And it's a risk I'm will...
    Kevin Mawae – Kevin Mawae SOURCE: Nashville Scene 1 month ago
  4. If somebody would have come to me and told me 20 years down the road, 'Hey, you might lose your memory.' But if I knew I could do this for 12 years and make the kind of money I make, and get my family a head start, I would take it
    Nick Harper – Nick Harper SOURCE: Nashville Scene 1 month ago
  5. I don't think players think about that
    Keith Bulluck – Keith Bulluck SOURCE: Nashville Scene 1 month ago

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